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Buffalo voters go to the polls with City’s legislature in mind * I by Paul Maggiotto City Editor charter. In turn, such a commission has unchecked power to propose changes which would be put directly to public vote. With the results of a state investigation of petition frauds looming on the horizon, a three way power struggle has developed in the Democratic primary races between the forces of Erie County Democratic Chairman Joseph P. Crangle, Buffalo Mayor James D. Griffin, and local independent candidates denouncing political “machines.” Among other revisions the hand-picked Griffin committee recommended the elimination of the five at- large council representatives. Griffin’s motivation for appointing this commission has been criticized as “political revenge” against the present Councilmen-at- Large, none of whom are loyal Griffin supporters. The court removal of Smith from the University primary race and the failure of Eileen Bassett to gather a sufficient number of valid signatures has left University Councilman Eugene M. Fahey uncontested in his bid for the Democratic nomination. The nine district and five at-large positions of Buffalo’s Common Council are being sought along with the office of Citf Comptroller and a number of judgeships in Buffalo’s City Court. Winning a Buffalo Democratic primary almost guarantees a “shoo-in” victory in the November election. In the Delaware District primary, Director of UB’s Tolstoy College Charles Haynie is challenging the Crangle-endorsed candidate Alfred Coppola. While Democrats arc heavily favored in Buffalo elections. Republicans have held the majority of Erie County’s legislative seats for most of the past elections. Mayor Griffin, who has tried to extend his political might over Crangle ever since taking office in January 1976, has opposed the Democratic chairman with his own candidates in almost every primary race. However, two Griffin-backed candidates, Fillmore Councilwoman Shirley Stolarksi, running for Council President, and William A. Smith, challenging incumbent Eugene M. Fahey in the University District race, have been tossed out of the primaries by State Supreme Court Judges on grounds that their election petitions were permeated with fraud. Civil suits have been filed. Republicans A bitter struggle between County Comptroller Alfreda Slominski and the “appointed” County Executive, Edward Rutkowski, will be decided in tomorrow’s Republican primary. Slominski actively sought the party “appointment” to the County’s highest political position when then County Executive Edward Reagan was elected Comptroller of New York \State. However, Slomsinski’s differences with party leadership allowed Rutkowjki (a former aide to Congressman Jack Kemp) to win the exectuvie seat and the party endorsement in tomorrow’s election’ Political revenge Adding more sting to the Democratic battles, Griffin turned to a provision of the State’s Municipal Home Rule which allows a mayor the unfettered power to appoint a citizens’ commission to review the City’s LOOMING RACE: Thit Fall’s election for the Buffalo Common Council are complicated by charges of .petition fraud and political rifts. Mayor James Griffin and Democratic Party head Joseph Crangle - have bean staunch enemies since well before Griffin s£lit from the party in the 1977 election for mayor. Ik POSITIONS Student Representatives to Athletic Governance Board 1 male student rep. 1 Recreation and Intramural rep. Applications are available at SP Office and must be submitted to SP Office by September 14th. 1 Female student rep. II /D credit-free 11/ K PROGRAMS Division of Continuing Education th^ctw?o§RS0j£u\ “New York Style Pizza\ Sic ilian Pizza Brothers Furniture- 433 Grant St. (cor. Bird) Ones j Buy 2 Slices of our • Delicious Pizza I i . and have a Medium size Soda on US Good used springs, mattresses, chests, dressers, furniture, household, items, misc 886-4072 open 10—5 PM Coupe;'. Valid Till October 10, 1979 10% student discount